The cosmos' hidden scaffolding

In September’s article “Astronomers reveal the universe’s hidden structure,” author Steve Nadis described the scaffolding of invisible material — called dark matter — that forms the filamentary structure of the cosmos. Normal matter — like stars and gas — makes up only about 15 percent of the universe’s mass; this material follows the weblike distribution of dark matter.

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